Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Rumar Rife That Ex-RecOrder Mat
IheWs is 70 be Given a Lucra
tive Government Position,
a General Clamor From the South for Mr
Graves Scalp-Preparattonsf for
the National Drill.
Uorresoondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 14.--Since the
confirmation of Mr.. Trotter as Recorder
of Deeds for the District Of Columbia,
rumor has been rife upon the subject OF
the course which the President will be
likely to pursue with reference to eX-Re-
corder Matthews. Mr.. Matthews is still
In Washington, and during the past week
he has had several interviews with the
President, and if public opinion may be
relied upon will soon be given q govern
ment position which, if not so lucrative
as that of Recorder Of Deeds, will serve
to allaY the disappointment occasiOned by
the fai ure upon the part Of the Senate to
confirm his appointment to that office.
Those who are in position which should
enable them to speak authOritiv5ly
upon the subject assert that the
President has determined to ind place
for him, and it is thought that he will
either be appointed to the position Of
Commissioner of Patents, made vacant
by the resignation of Commissioner Mont
gomery, or that he will succeed Mr..
Graves a. Chief OF the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing, each of which positions
command q salary of $500 per year.
There has been q general ClsmOr, es
peCialIy among the southern Democrats,
for Mr.. Graves scalp for some time past,
and It is possible that the President will
so far yitlt to the pressure as TO rein
state Mr. Graves in his former position IS
Assistant United States Treasurer, and
place Mr.. Matthe ws in charge of the
Printing Bureau.
Preparations for the great national
drill in AIsy are being perfected, and the
committee il charge is determined that
the affair shall be in every way success.
At meeting of business men of the dis
trict, held on Thursday evening last, it
was decided thst a grand dress carnival
should be held st the close of the drill,
and arrangements are being perfected by
which the outfits used at the Mardi Gras
recently in New Orleans will be secured.
There is much speculation among the
members of the District bar as to who
will be chosen by the President to succeed
Judge Nc ArthuT, whose resignation takes
effect from the lst of April. There is an
opinion prevalent to the effect that eX-
Representative Randolph Tucker of Viz
ginia will be likely to receive the p
pOintment The name of eX- Representa-
tive William r. Cox of North Carolina
is also fav0raOly mentioned for the
office.
The death of Captain Eads causes the
disappearance from legislative and other
circles IL Washington Of one of the most
notable Of all men who have been prOmi- |
nent mere during the past twenty years.
The question as to whether an extra !
session Of Congress will be called or not |
is still an open one. The effect produced |
by the failure of the river and barbor, |
the general deficiency gnd other import |
ant measures, is beginning to be felt in |
all quarters. The work Of retaining |
the Potomac fats, which has been IN |
progress during THE past two or three |
years, and is rapidly approaching compile
ton, Will have to be suspended for want !
of funds. Individual claims that have !
been SLOWED during the past year must |
await the actiOn of Congress be- |
fore ,Gey can be paid off. The PostofiCe |
Dena tmel has examined and allowed |
several thousand claims of postmasters,
some of which have been pending for |
years. TIE claimants have been inform |
ed CT the allowance OF their claims, and |
as there IS no appropriation available for |
their payment the department is being |
flooded with letters from claimants, each |
demanding the reason Of delay in the pay |
ment OF his claim, and it has been found |
necessary TO issue g circular letter eX-
planning that the delay in payment is due |
to the failure upon the part of Congress |
TO provide the necessary appropriation. 7